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The Gamecock Founded January 30, 1906 ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor Published weekly by the Literary Societies of the University of South Carolina during the college year except during examinations and holidays Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Columbia, S. 0., November 20, 1908 Subscription Rate-$2.00 per college year. Circulation-1800 Advertising rates furnished upon request Offices in Tenement 16, University campus Phone 8123 1935 Metnoer 1936 Associated Colle6iate Press Distributor of Colle6iate Direst Sole and Exclusive National Advertising Representatives NATIONAL ADVERTISINO SERVICE. Inc. 420 Madison Avenue. New York City Chicago-Boston-San Francisco-Los A ngeles-Portland-Seattle EXECUTIVE BOARD HOWARD COOPER - - - - - - - Editor ATHERTON WIIALEY - - - - Business Manager T. T. MooRE - - - - - - Managing Editor FRANCIS WILLIAMS - - - - - Sports Editor MAY ANDREWS - - - - -- - Society Editor ELEANOR WIEDEMAN - - - - - Co-ed Editor FRED ELLIs - - - - - Circulation Manager ASSOCIATES Miles Elliott, Jack Killea, Bob Hemphill, Shannon Mims, associate editors; Ed Hatter. Hunt Graham. Jaies l,ynch. associate' managing editors; Ray Bargeron, Zack Sabbagha, Felix Greene, assistants to the business mamiger STAFF WlITERS Donald Causey, Helen Cooper. Annette Benson and Bruce Littlejohn, STAFF ASSISTANTS Joe Camak, S. R. Bass. assistant sports editors; Sam Cleland, James Walsh and Robert Brown, assistant circulation managers FRII)AY, )ECEMI3ER 13, 1935 "I Will Never Allow a Son of Mine to Play Football," Declare Our Graduating Gridsters What is it that makes a person want to play football? Ask any of the nIliversity of South Carolina gridsters who are this year closing their collegiate turf digging if they want their sons to be a grid iron star, and the answer will inevitably be "no." The man who has for four years undergone renuous training, spent hours on the gridiron hat otherwise could have been used in studying, estrained his social activities, all in an effol-t o excite a little more praise for his Alma Mater, retrospect finds the result undesirable. This same person is too often deficient in the quired "hook learning". Physically he has often come warped. His muscles are strained, bones "acked and relnended. Of course such cases aren't so prevalent today they formerly were. A safer game has grown . Coaches are emphasizing resistance more than er-teaching the technique of hitting hard with ast hazard. Some of the players enter the game through love of sport. Others through necessity. Many over objections of parents or guardians. Practically all change their viewpoint with the closing of their careers. "No, sir, my son is going to college to study, and not to lay football," dleclared oneC of the stars of the piast seaIson recently. This, hlowever, is probably thle sentiment of the moment. Imagine that same perVson 20 years from now. (That would give hima time to select a wife and raise at "young'uln.") lie and m~ama are seatedl before a cozy par'lor fire, HIe is perusing the eve ning paper. Mama is writing a letter. "Look, mama," papa sihouts, "here's Bill's picture--on the sports page. They(~ say thlat lie is one of the most promising hacks on the freshman squad at the University this year. I knew he coul (10 it. .Just like his old dad. 'Memnber when I raIn 65 yards for the winning toulchdown my freshmai~n year. I'll have to look up those clip pings sometimes." Mama throws a wistful glance at tIle sports page, smiles tolerantly at her husband as he raves on about "when he played foo*hball," and con tinues writing. "Son, Papa julst saw your picture in tile paper where it told all about how good you are. We are mighty proud of you son, but do be careful," the letter reads. She heaves a sigh and seals it, mental ly praying that nothing happens to "my boy." The big game of Bill's senior year rolls around, as is ulsual for events like that, lie has slashed the enemy line for repeated gains and a couple touchdowns. He has returned punts for valuable yardage. His own booting and passing has been flawless. He is easily the star of the game. Papa swings his hat off a bald head. His overly prominent mid-section quivers in excitement. He pats mama's hand reassuringly, and tells bored spectators that "Bill is just like his old man. Why back in 1935-," but no one is listening. Bill walks out of the game near the end of th( last qularter. The last time he will ever walk off a college gridiron. He is given a thunderous ovation Coaches, teammates, friends grasp him by the hand. "No son of mine will ever play football," h4 utters as the men file into the dressing rooms. Think Of The Big Time We Are Hav ing While You Write Your Term Paper Christmas holidays (see front page) are no upon us. Such are the surrounding circumstance that it will be impossible for us to get out anothe issue of The Qamecock, unless Santa will bring u one on Christmas. Being cognizant of the fac that you have promised to write at least one tern paper during the respite so kindly granted to yol by the powers that be, we cannot' conscientiousl wish you a Merry Christmas, but we do hope tha you will suffer no injury from those infernal me chanitions coimmodly known as fireworks. In fact it would indeed exhibit a true Christmas spirit i you would send all available explosives to Hail Selassie, care of I1 Duce. Turn On The Heat. Its -Cold Weather Now About this time of the year the rush on the in firmary increases. University students file in an out constantly. Noses are sprayed, throats ar mopped, cold tablets and cough syrup are con sumed in astounding quantities. An occasiona victim is put to bed. If not, he attends classe indifferently. A dull headache, flashing pains il the neck, back and shoulders-these are the sensa tions of the unfortunate one. Why do such cases increase about this time of th year? Evidently a result of c6ld weather. But if the rooms and showers were heated in propor tion to the increasing cold, the sickness would b reduced to a minimum. You manage to crawl from between the blanket, Siiveringly you approach the showers, anticipat ing a soothi.ng flood of %N;prni water. You twis the faucet.. The water strikes your quivering bacl with the force of a disappointing disillusionmeni You gasp for breath and stumble back into you room, groping for clothes. Numb fingers, blue feet, suffer in silence. Th radiator makes a strangling noise, as if it. wer laughing at you, and surrenders in despair. MAY WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE HEAT WE AlREN'T IN TRAIN ING FOR A TRItP T( TIlE NORTH POLE. -V. 5. C. Come Out Of Hiding, Candidatei Let's Have A Look At You Recently an action of the University students i1 general assembly provided that all aspiring cam pus politicians address the student body at desig iatedl times, outlining their platform, and appeal ing to the voters in regular stump speeches. Last week the first of the meetings of this typ was held in the chapel. There was plenty of di cissioin of other matters, but none of our would be presi(lents so much as 'announced their candi (lacy. Unless the students do something about thih you will not have the privilege of hearing you campus rulers until election day arrives. It is not the scarcity of candidates that is de priving you of the pleasure you have asked foi From present indicati'ons the field is plenty full The pressing difficulty is to find figures that wil include the list. If you really want to hear some of our loca p)olitical talent; if you really want sweet promise whisperedl into your susceptible ears; if you wan to know just how your next student officers amr going to "endl ring rule," "clean up dirty politics, make the University a student governental uto pin, y'ou have got to make our candlidates speak. Why not pass a resolution, amendmeht, measur< or whatever it takes, setting a deadline for an nounicedl candidacies? Why not have all announce muents made p)ublicly something like two month preceding election ? Accept none after the set dat< This would make our aspirants conme out in th open. You would have more time to shoot at then if you want to shoot at them.- This wvould give thm candlidate more time to select and pre.sent his pa litical planks, if he has any. And it would be oh, so much fun. The University student's fav orite dish, "bull," wvould b)e dished out in grea mouthfuls. Like a person groping in the dark for the ligh' bulb, our p)oliticians are feeling their way at pre! ent. They are approaching you individually, senm ing your reactions, sounding out their strength. "What are my chances for this office?" they as as if they were taking you into their confidence Sometimes, in your effusive gratitude for the reco nition of the mighty, you assure them that "Yo have it in tIhe bag. I'm voting for you." Thle days of the hot student body sessions, th fiery speeches, startling accusations, blood-curdlini assertions, 'have faded away. No longer do ou~ leaders verbally slit each other's throats. Wher are our highly interesting repudiations? And th noise of some strong party, as it is torn asundel shattered, and scattered? Let's get our future representatives on the stag Don't let them "blush unseen." Why, it's gettin to the place now where many of the students don know their president, their advisory board men berg, social cabineteers, when they see them. Drop your strings candidates, and place yot future in the hands of an informed student ballo Make it interesting for us. Carolina To-day r (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) S Miss Jane Hunter, of Liberty, who is t acting as one of the sponsors for the Kappa Sig dance. The document was a lengthy affair, which unanimously asked that Spot Mozingo be given Y the second no-break. t Shine Two shining lights on the bus from Florida were the nose of Billy Baldwin and the top of Dean Olson's head, according to Harry Spann. But the most spectacular scene of the entire trip was photo graphed by one of the members who took along a kodak and man aged to snap a shot while the bus was stopped. Publicity - - Iv a newsreel at the Carolina theater 1 recently, the account of a youngster, who was locked in a refrigerator car for eleven days, was displayed in de tail. The lad told of his having to - eat the soles of his shoes, the leather which served as a hat-band, and other a things. "You should have to eat at the mess hall for a month, brother," cried one Carolina student. Superstitious? And speaking of the same dance, some of the sponsors have become upset since the date of the affair will be Friday, the 13th. But to show that they are not supersti tious, members of the fraternity r will allow a black cat to cross their path, will walk under a lad der, will break a mirrow before the dance, and will allow the moon to shine over their left shoulders. Mess Hall News Posted in a prominent piace in the mess hall is an attempt at a' news paper. The editor, who failed to dis close his name, is the dictator of the Clariosophic Society, Richard Foster. One of the feature articles of the sheet l is a notice that Boyd Hughes will no longer accept loans from students and customers. Anonymous Some budding campus poet took e it upon himself to send us the following little dirty ditty this week. We don't think it is worth much as a verse but maybe you won't mind that. Here it is: , 'Lizabeth Lindsay has fallen in r love, Every word that she says rymes with stars above, She talks baby talk and rolls goo goo eyes, If she ask her what's wrong, she i tells little white lies. But you ask who's the fellow she's i cuurraazzyy about, It's Miniature Woodrow, the darn Slittle louse. Grid Course "I didn't know you played football," - replied one co-ed after Tom Watson said he had to go meet a music class. Broad Minded Much comment has been a ~roused by the recent statement of S Univesity of Wisconsin's Presi '. dent Glenn Frank. Many college e prexies will not agree, but, writes President Frank: e "When university authorities maintain a censorship of a student newspaper, it ceases to be a stu ~ dent newspaper, and becomes an' - administration newspaper, in which L case why not publish an official paper and be done with It?" The fact that University of Wisconsin has perhaps the most outstanding School of Journalism in the United ;- St,ates should add weight to the statement. cGreek Letter Several years ago there was a bill before the Legislature which had as U its aim the disbanding of all Greek letter fraternities on the University campus. "Why," said one of the legislators, "I~ wouldn't even consider my son as r sociating with a bunch of Greeks." e Sweet Matrimony! r, Professor Edwin Burdell of Massachusetts Tech states that the death rate Is lower among married men than unmarried men, that g fewer married men go Insane, and 't fewer commit crime,. Questionnaire rIn answer to the question "Parent's names and addresses" one enterpriz - ing freshman gave the following an swer: "Papa and Mam.....At home" Campus cc I 19 I, QA.C P 18%!/ IT'S A .66MA ALPHA UCKY E P//LOW FRATERNIT( g NUMBER WAS FOUNDED IN 1856. HAS ITS HEADQUARMERS A-T ( -y1856 SH ERIDAN FOAD,1 EVANSTON, ItLINOIS, e AND ITS TLEIrONE El NUMBER IS DAVIS 0 - - 1856 WHAT'S WHAT IN UP By Cami The University Library with some of ts beautiful new books should be con ,ulted for selecting Christmas gifts, like hose on old glass and tapestries and on >irds, etc., as is keeping up with the times for its readers both before and ifter the holidays. Most of these have >een selected through the heads of the Iifferent departments as well as by the lead i.ibrarian and therefore one can lepend upon their being the best as well is the newest or latest editions on their ;ubjects, and for permanent additions of ralue and interest to all readers. First among these, and forever timely, will be mentioned as the latest put on he shelves this week, the following; "Old Glass, European and American," >y -ludson Moore, published this fall, big book with 265 illustrations, many )f them in color, printed by Tudor Pub ishing Company of New York. A very eautiful and authoritative book to read, enjoy and consult through its fine index. "The Practical Book of Tapestries," by George Deland Hunter, with many ovely illustrations, part in color and the est in two tones, is another exquisite ook on the famous old art which is more admired and used now than even at its greatest glory in medieval times. It is published by Lippincott and is also a arge and 'ery thorough and well edited ook. "The Practical Book of Oriental Rugs" y Dr. G. Griffin Lewis, is a late edition >f the same reliable and modern Lippin ::ott Series, also beautifully illustrated in oulors. An invaluable and charming book for all. "Pottery and Porcelain, European only, vol. I, and vol. II on European and The Near East, Eathenware, Stoneware etc." by Emil Hanover, edited by Bernard Rackham, illustrated fully, are two fas einating volumes for art lovers and those wvho wvish to learn about these branches of true art. "Fresco Painting" -Gardner Hale, with additional chap' . prepared from his notes by Shaen. E'Shaeel and a pre face by Jose Clea,.ace Orozco, recent edition published by Rudge Company, is another book written and edited by the highest authorities on this art and beautifully illustrated. "Sculpture" by A. M. Rindge, and published by Payson and Clarke, is still another illustrated edition for art lovers and students which, however, should attract the general reader as well. All these art books are accessible to the students in the main reading room, but in the museum there are also four volumes on Gilbert Stuart, magnificent ly illustrated with descriptive lists of his YO1 PEOTOG A GIFT ONLY Y( GIS To al's 'PROTOGRAPHS 4 ROBERT R. O'LAueLIN, WMBIA'16. WHO WASTWICE EL CTED TO LEAD THE LION CREW. VER ROWED A RACE AS CAPTAIN.0 WAS ELECTED CAPTAIN IN JUM I7 BUT BEFORE 'HE RWES IN 1917 IE CREW DISBANDED BECAUSE 0E %E WAR RETURNING FROM FRANCE IE AMAIN ENTERED SCHOOL AND 4S NAMED CAPTAIN OF THE m99 120 CREW HOWEVER. 1iE ACXUA XATEQ -ENou(H POINTS AND GRADl1ATED IN FEBRUARY 1920, LEAVING COLLEGE BEFORE THE CREW HAD KTUALY ROWED ANY RACES / ARIEBL B. RATTERMAN AS THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE _ECTED PRESIDENT OF THE U. CINCINNATI LAW SC00L IN 102 YEARS/ FIVERSITY IBRARY la Sams work, published by W. E. Rudge, which, >f course, can be seen there by request, hough under lock and key ordinarily, is they are the finest specimens of mod !rn printing of this famous American )ld master's paintings. Among Nature Books, "Birds of the South, Permanent and Winter Birds Commonly Found in Gardens, Fields mid Woods" by Charlotte Hilton Green, >eautifully and most fully illustrated, s not only appropriately timely but it leals so fully with the birds we here can ;ee and study from her accurate de ,criptions we recognize them on our Iaily walks. It is a treasure trove for ill lovers of nature and especially for he young student. It is also a most :ompanionable for older lovers of >irds, and, as it is a comparatively iew and inexpensive book, having been published within two years, would make a charming and useful addition to one's home collection of >ooks. "Birds of Canada," by P. A. Tauerner >f the Canada Department of Mines in Ndational Museum of Canada is a Bulle :in in their biological series. It is there iore, authoritative, but it is a delightful ook which does not take us too far away for it tells us also of the birds hat migrate South. There are other books on Nature, though they are more scientific and >nly for students on their line, but they sre most modern and fully illustrated. Twvo of these are: "A Manual of the Common Inivertebrate Animals, Exclu sive of Insects," by Professor Henry Sherring Platt, and the "Biology of the Protozoa," by Pro fessor Gary N. Cal kins, both specialists. Wingfield's Drug Store -Phone 3144 1433 Xrnan Str'eet --D eliye r i es M ad e "COLUMBIA'S MOST UNIQUE" Opposite the Jefferson Hotel Open All Night Phone 8754 FR RAPH THAT U CAN Studio )W DISTINOTION